Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-05

Brunson regarding voting upon certfi-
Gates. 1t is possible that l might have
said that to persons.
| @. At what time on the 2Sth did you
| finally determine not to put these names
on the Register?
A. l don't know. 1t would probably
be in the forenoon.
| Q. Was it not after you had the con-
versation with Mr.. Samuel Hamilton?
| A. don't recollect the conversation
with Mr.. Hamilton. You asked me if |
had any conversation. 1t is possible
that might have had one. 1 had con-
versations with SO many people during
those days that | don't recollect
| Q. How loug after the Goth of Octo-
Der did MIR. White come to you and you
have that conversation with him, in
which it was suggested to fix date for
the closing of the registration. as nearly
as you can fix ii?
| A. Sometime between the Goth and
the 25th.
| Q. Between the 20,h and the 25th?
A. think so. l don't fix the exact
date.
Q. That was the time then in which
| you had the conversation with him in
which he said: "You are simply a min
isterial officer" Was that il?
A. No, sir; that was the time in
which we fixed upon the 9th as the
closing for the supplemental reg istration
Z. Well, what was the time then
| that you had the conversation with Mr..
White, in which he told you that you
were simply ministerial officer and not
judicial.
A. That was about the 26.h or 9th.
Q. Goth or 9th. and that was the
same time you assured him that these
names would go on the Register?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Now, did Mr.. Blderrain, the
County Assessor, between the 22d of
| October and the 26th, return into your
Office any lists of names of persons who
had been enrolled by his deputies for
registration?
a. l don't know; couldn't tell with.
out examining.
Q. If he had they would be in your
office, would they MOI?
A. Should be, yes sir.
Q. Well, then, if you had this con.
versation with Mr.. White on the 26 h or
| 9th, as you say, in which he informed
you that you were simply ministerial
officer, what led to that conversation if
| Mr.. Bilderrain had not sent in any
names for registration?
A. Well, really don't know. There
was at that time a great deal being said
about registration and about clerks be-
ing appointed, or registry clerks being
appointed by the Assessor. Both parties
were claiming. or each party was claim.
ing that the other was taking every ad
vantage it could in securing voters.
Q. That would not have led to his
information to you, or his opinion to
you, that you were simply ministerial
officer. Something must have arisen to
call fer that opinion of his, or question
raised in your own mind. Now, what
gave rise to that question:
| A. Well, presume it was from the
fact that these parties hadn't presented
their oath Of office.
| @. That you think gave rise to it?
A. And that the parties were send.
ing word in that parties were out regis.
tering.
| @. Well, you think that it is prob.
ably the reason that gave rise to the
question, eh, or the conversation be
tween you and Mr.. White, in which he
informed you that you were simply q
ministerial officer, and not judicial
one, was that the officers--the Depu v
Assessors--had not filed their appoint.
ments!
A. Yes, sir.
@. Well, then, you did know, prior
to the 2Sth, that these deputies hadn't
filed their oath of office?
A. Why, certainly.
Mr.. Campbell. He said SO.
| Mr.. Roblrts. l understands; but he
said he didn't know the law at that
time.
| @. Now, you had this dispute with
Mr.. White, in which he informed GU
that you were simply ministerial--your
duties were. Then your attention must
have been called to the fact that they
hadn't filed their appointments, and you
knew the law.
A. Well. told you that they hadn' t
filed their oath of office.
@. Yes. but you knew the law then
As l understand you to have said in
your cross.eAamination to Judge Camp
bell, it was that you did not, until you
were informed by Mr.. White and other
parties know of the illegal action of these
know the law. Now, if you knew it on
the Goth why did you not inform Mr..
White Of that?
A. Why 1 didn't inform that I
didn't know the law?
@. No, sir.
A. Read the question.
@. will withdraw the question and
put it again. You say you had con-
versation with Mr.. White on or about
the 26th of October?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Relative to some registration?
A. think it was the Goth or 9th.
G. 26th or 9th? be it so. In which
he informed you that you were simply
ministerial officer and not judicial one.
ask ed you what gave rise to that con-
versation and what called for it. You
have said that you believed it was be.
cause those Deputy Assessors had not
filed their oath of Office or appointment
IN your Office; is that SO?
A. Yes, sir. and then also that par
ties had told me that there were differ
ent parties throughout the county regis.
terlng voters.
@. Yes, sir. Well, then, when you
had those conversations with Mr.. White
on the Goth or 9th, you knew then that
these parties had not filed their oath OF
otfice or appointment in your office.
| A. l knew that some of them did
not. Part of them had been filed, un'
derstGnd.
Q. Then you did know on the 26th
or 9th that the law required that they
should be filed in your Office?
A. Yes, sir, knew it.
Q. Then why did you not in
form MIR. White at that time
that the action of these Deputy
Assessors was illegal and that you
would not place them on the Register,
instead of assuring him that they would
go on the Register.